Enter your average income below to estimate applicable free-cash in all major European cities. By free-cash we mean your disposable income, left in your pocket after paying tax, rent, insurance, public transport, food expenses and basic entertainment. How does it work?

average income is
₽ 149500
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽56690
₽58547
₽61787
₽41477
S + D Salary + Dividends

Salary + Dividends. A combination of a fixed monthly income with a bonus at the end of the year.

Dividends

Dividends. A single payment made annually out of accumulated profits.

Salary

Salary. A fixed monthly income you pay yourself to cover your living expenses.

Sole trader

Sole trader. You're running your business as an individual with an unlimited responsibility

Sole trader

You can choose the amount to declare for pension contributions and choose a pension insurance company or a pension insurance fund you prefer to use; or you could opt out of pension contributions altogether. You can find more details on Finnish Centre for Pensions

-
-
-
149 500
municipal
-
-
-
26 572
health
-
-
-
1 881
national
-
-
-
20 515
total
-
-
-
48 968
Employee
53 095
-
125 766
-
health
396
-
1 515
-
municipal
8 697
-
20 497
-
pensions
3 583
-
8 490
-
unemployment
797
-
1 886
-
national
877
-
13 156
-
total
14 350
-
45 544
-
Employer
53 095
-
125 766
-
accident
54
-
126
-
unemployment
345
-
818
-
pensions
9 212
-
21 821
-
health
408
-
969
-
total
10 019
-
23 734
-
Corporate
86 387
149 500
-
-
income
17 278
29 901
-
-
total
17 278
29 901
-
-
Dividends

Finish residents use 75% of income from dividends as a base for income tax.

51 832
89 700
-
-
national
1 231
8 018
-
-
municipal
9 330
16 146
-
-
total
10 561
24 164
-
-
Income
149 500
149 500
149 500
149 500
Total tax
52 208
54 065
69 278
48 968
After tax
97 292
95 435
80 222
100 532
Living cost
38 745
38 745
38 745
38 745
Free-cash
58 547
56 690
41 477
61 787

Estimated living cost  is ₽38745 per week

₽25308
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3727
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽617
Clothing and shoes. We estimate one pair of shoes and trainers, and several items of clothing each year, or slightly more often if you choose cheaper mass market stores. Twice as often for kids.
₽9095
Food and entertainment. We estimate that you will have breakfast at a cafe once a week, evening meal at a restaurant once a week, and visit bars once a week for drinks.Other days you prepare meals at home.
₽0
I'm drinking at home rarely or never.
₽0
I do not smoke or smoke very rarely.
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Additional information

Finland permits registration as a sole-trader only for EU nationals or long-term EU resident permit holders. Other nationals should set up a company and hire themselves as an employee.

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